IRC Bot

This is a simple IRC bot written in Python. The bot connects to an IRC server, joins a specified channel, and responds to various commands. It provides basic moderation features such as greeting users, kicking and banning users, clearing chat history, and displaying bot status.

Prerequisites

Python 3.x
socket module

Usage

Clone the repository:

git clone https://github.com/mrfoxie/ircbot.git

Navigate to the project directory:
```
cd ircbot
```

Open main.py and modify the following variables according to your desired IRC server and channel:

server = "irc.libera.chat"
port = 6667
channel = "#HackerIdiot"
bot_name = "HackerIdiot_bot"

Run the bot:
```
python main.py
```
The bot will connect to the IRC server, join the specified channel, and start listening for commands.

Available Commands

!greet: Greets the user with a welcome message.
!help: Displays a list of available commands.
!status: Shows the bot's uptime and the number of connected users.
!kick <user>: Kicks the specified user from the channel (requires operator privileges).
!ban <user>: Bans the specified user from the channel (requires operator privileges).
!clear: Clears the chat history (requires operator privileges).

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! If you would like to contribute to this project, please follow these steps:

Fork the repository.
Create a new branch: git checkout -b my-new-feature
Make your changes and commit them: git commit -am 'Add some feature'
Push to the branch: git push origin my-new-feature
Submit a pull request.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.